I was left with a great idea gutted by critical examination. But that's good. That's how we make ideas… — Greg Craven

New breakthrough technologies can make it easier, but we've already got, right now, everything we need to accomplish the task of transforming our energy economy away from fossil fuels. Except the willingness.

Try to keep in mind one of the fundamental aspects of science: letting the evidence form belief rather than belief select evidence.

The clever part is that it changes the question from, Who should I believe? to, What should I do? After all, the physical world is unaffected by our beliefs. It reacts only to our actions.